Explanation of Types of Public Schools in North Carolina

Note: All of the school types below are public schools, in that they are funded primarily through public tax dollars.

Regular School: a public school that students are assigned to attend because they live in the
school's attendance area or attendance zone. Such schools are sometimes called “zoned schools,” “neighborhood schools”
or “ZIP code schools,” and are normally only open for enrollment to students from a predetermined set of neighborhoods or
ZIP codes. Regular schools are by far the most common type of school in the Charlotte area.

Charter School: a tuition-free, public school created on the basis of a license or “charter” made with
the State Board of Education. Charter schools typically have greater freedom than traditional public schools in personnel
policies, curriculum and teaching philosophy. In return, they must make a commitment to meet state standards of accountability.
Charter schools are also normally open to students from counties and towns outside of where they are located. Enrollment
decisions at charter schools are often lottery-based, with special consideration given to siblings of currently enrolled students.

Student Growth Index Explained

The Student Growth Index of a school is meant to measure how well the school has been growing student learning over time (i.e., years). North Carolina's public schools receive web-based reporting through the Education Value-Added Assessment System (EVAAS). EVAAS is meant to offer an objective way to measure student progress and the value schools add to students' educational attainment. EVAAS is a statistical analysis of North Carolina state assessment data, and the system provides NC schools with growth data to consider, in addition to achievement data.

If a school has a Student Growth Index of between -2.0 and 2.0, the school is deemed to have "met growth", (i.e., met its average projected growth target). A school with a Student Growth Index of less than -2.0 is considered to have "not met growth". Finally, a school with an index of greater than 2.0 is deemed to have "exceeded growth".

State Ranking

#4

Statewide Elementary School Ranking: Weddington Elementary School is ranked #4 out of 1478 of the best elementary schools
in North Carolina (99th percentile).
Click the link to see all 1478 elementary schools.

Overall, Weddington Elementary School is a 10-star school (on a scale of 1 to 10 stars) based on
CarolinaSchoolHub’s analysis. The school is located in
Union County, NC. Weddington Elementary School has an enrollment of approximately 801 students and serves grades PK-5. Below you’ll find information about this school’s test scores and more.

83.3(Met Growth)

Student Growth Score: Weddington Elementary School had a Student Growth Score of 83.3. This placed Weddington Elementary School in the 68th percentile of 2410 North Carolina public schools with student growth data available. NCDPI’s growth score measures how well schools grow student achievement over time. Scores range from 50.0 to 100.0 - with 100.0 indicating the highest growth in student achievement and 50.0 indicating the lowest.

North Carolina Letter Grades

North Carolina Overall Letter Grade

North Carolina Math Letter Grade

North Carolina Reading Letter Grade

Please note: The state of North Carolina assigns letter grades to public schools, on an A through F scale.

EOG Science Grade 5

Student Enrollment Trend

Diversity Indicators

American Indian - N/A

American Indian - N/A

Asian - 11%

Asian - 11%

Black - 5%

Black - 5%

Hispanic - 5%

Hispanic - 5%

Two or More Races - 2%

Two or More Races - 2%

White - 77%

White - 77%

Please note: The numbers above represent combined percentages of end-of-grade and end-of-course tests taken by students at Weddington Elementary School for the 2016-2017 school year, as reported by the NCDPI. Actual percentages of students may vary somewhat from those indicated.

School test scores, student data and teacher data are from North Carolina Department of Public Instruction (NCDPI) information for the 2016-2017 school year. Rankings for Weddington Elementary School and other area schools were developed by CarolinaSchoolHub.